Maintenance Manager

Pretium Packaging•Greensboro, NC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Manager oversees all maintenance activities at Pretium Packaging’s high-speed plastics container manufacturing facility in Greensboro, North Carolina. The role is responsible for equipment, machinery, and infrastructure performance, reliability, and safety by leading a skilled maintenance team and implementing proactive, cost-effective maintenance programs. It supports production goals, reduces downtime, and ensures regulatory compliance. The manager leads a team of mechanical, electrical, and automation technicians; develops maintenance personnel; coordinates with Production, Quality, and Engineering; and manages maintenance planning, inventory, vendor relationships, budgets, and capital improvement work. The role also promotes continuous improvement and a culture of safety, quality, and environmental stewardship.

Requirements

Strong extrusion blow molding experience.
At least 5 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
At least 2 years in a supervisory or managerial role.
Strong working knowledge of injection and blow molding machinery, pneumatic systems, PLCs, hydraulics, and electrical systems.
Experience with inventory, MRO, preventive maintenance programs, facilities and equipment, CMMS systems, and maintenance planning tools.
Familiarity with lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement tools such as 5S, Kaizen, and Root Cause Analysis.
Proven experience managing maintenance budgets and capital improvement projects.
Leadership skills to coach and motivate team members.
Strong technical problem-solving, planning, organizational, communication, analytical, and adaptability skills.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field.

Responsibilities

Lead, schedule, and supervise the daily activities of a maintenance team of 7 or more, including mechanical, electrical, and automation technicians.
Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability and reduce unplanned downtime.
Troubleshoot and repair complex issues involving injection molding, blow molding, extrusion, robotics, and ancillary equipment.
Coordinate with Production, Quality, and Engineering to support seamless operations and timely maintenance.
Manage spare parts inventory, the maintenance budget, and vendor relationships for maintenance services and supplies.
Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, and other applicable health and safety regulations.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on equipment performance, energy efficiency, and plant safety.
Train, develop, and evaluate maintenance personnel.
Use a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to track work orders, maintenance history, and KPIs.
Lead root cause analyses and implement corrective actions for recurring equipment failures.
Ensure compliance with regulatory affairs, FDA, OSHA, SQF mechanical integrity, and process hazards analysis (PHA) requirements.
Promote a culture of safety, quality, and environmental stewardship.
Manage a repair and maintenance budget of $60,000 to $100,000 and assist with a $10 million CAPEX budget.